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PAGEWelcome Letter 1USF Trivia 2Ballot Box 4Wouldn't You Like To Know 4Short Thoughts on Long Voyages 5Fan Club Series: Looking For More 5Wanted: Dead or Alive 6The Armoury 7Episode Review 7The Book Review 9Deep Space Nine Gets Deeper 10The Theme Song From Star Trek 11The USF's Bit of Gossip (The Dirt) 12Trek Gossip and Upcoming Episodes 17Babylon 5 Update 19Humor 20A Vulcan Wedding 22Ensign Kim Speaks Out 23Birthday List for the Casts of Star Trek 25Birthdays of the USF Sim Group Members 26USF Trivia April Answers 29SciFi/Fantasy Convention Listing 31USF Sim Schedule 41Credits 42

Welcome to the May edition of the USF PADD!!! We have plenty of reading for you to enjoy -another full issue. This month we feature an interview with Star Trek: Voyager actor GarrettWang - I'm sure you'll all love it. Please feel free to respond to the "Ballot Box", "Trivia", and(new) "Wouldn't You Like To Know" columns - authors email addresses are listed in the articles.If you want to, you may email 'dirt' (any type of nice gossip), info on rogue villains, info on personalarmaments (new column!), fan club info, or suggest episodes or books to review to thosecolumns' authors (which will be found in the articles). We love feed-back, so feel free to emailme. I will pass everything along to my hard-working staff. We hope to bring our advice columnback next month with new authors. Enjoy this issue, and we'll see you next month!

USFShodanwingdings font letter L makes a dot for the Wanted columnThe Counselor's Office ~ Dr. Mavelle Katara Rand ~ note that it will get a new author

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Welcome all to the next great installment of the tongue trippin' brain teasing Trivia Column. ::Janar tries to hush the screaming adoring crowd::

As everyone may know our "Wonderful, Most Honored, Valued and Loved Beyond Words, Cute, Quick Witted, Moral

Boosting, Fabulous" Boss-Lady named TAMARA has retired. Lets have a moment of silence for our retired comrade.

::long pause::

BUT!!!!!!!!!! ::Jan's head snaps up and she begins dancing around::

She left me the keys to the BIG red shiny mailbox!

::crazy grin breaks across Jan's face:: So.............Lets see if we can fill this puppy up in memory of Tamara, eh?

I wanna read some replies, people!!

One little change worth noting here. Please send those awesome replies of your little Trivia guessing minds to

s/n: USFKJanar. Much thanks! And now on to the awards!

In light of the fact that March's Questions held a little extra point bonus, we have a three-way tie

for first place and a tie for second place. The drum roll, please!

In First Place we have CmdrMaarek and DrJHuston AND USFWinger!!!!!! Whoo Hoooo!WTG!!!

The competition is getting tougher!!

Right behind in Second are Lieutenant jg's Kukuk & Nerys!! Nice going, Lt's!!! That's the way to do it!!

And pulling up the rear, no it isn't Rear Admiral Ultimo, it is our one and only FCptShodan with a

proud Third Place!!! Yay!!!

::waves pom poms::

Moving right along . . . April's Trivia Results!!

EnsignLucy is our FIRST PLACE winner this month!! Congrats, Lucy!!

::claps:: Nice job everyone and thanks for replying!!!

See ya next issue!! <w> Where we will unveil the new Trivia Staff! Oooh!

May's Trivia Questions

TNG 1) Who was the Ensign who helped to expose a plot to falsely implicate Bajorian refugees interrorist activity? 2) In what episode is the crew in a different quantum universe where Worf is the First Officer ofCaptain Riker and husband of Counselor Troi?

DS9 1) In what famous episode did Sisko and Dax masquerade as 23rd-century Starfleet officers tosave the life of Captain James T. Kirk? 2) Fill in the blank. Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is not only the Commanding Officer of DS9, he is also the____________ of the Prophets of Bajor.

VOY1) In what episode did Seven of Nine order Harry Kim, "Take off your clothes."?

2) How many shuttles have been destroyed in the show over the course of its run?

Movies 1) Which Enterprise was caught in the Nexus during the movie "Star Trek Generations"? a) USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A b) USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-B c) USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-C d) USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D 2) What is the significance of the date April 5th, 2063 in the movie "Star Trek: First Contact"

TOS 1) What is the actor's name who was actually the first "Number One"? 2) Who played the legendary Chief of Engineering, Scotty, on the Enterprise? ps

Just when you thought I was done. A special thanks to USFSierra for this month's Voyagerquestions. If you can't get them, yell at her! LOL j/k

Send your answers to USFKJanar@aol.com.

BALLOT BOXby LCdrObrien

Are you satisfied with ST: Voyager and DS9?

YES: 100% (11) NO: 0% (0)

Next months question: Do you believe your commanding officers design enjoyable and detailedsims?

To answer the question, send an email to LCdrObrien@aol.com. In the subject line, type "YESVOTE" or "NO VOTE". If you wish to make a brief comment, then type it in the text area. If anycomments are given for the yes vote or no vote, they will be given under the vote count, withoutthe person's name. Please have these votes in by the 20th of the month. The vote count will bein May's edition of the PADD, as well as the next question. If you have a question suggestion,send it to LCdrObrien@aol.com.

Wouldn't you like to know...Lieutenant David Cobachk ( ljgcobachk@aol.com )

USS Excelsior NCC-3214

Did you ever want to know anything about Star Trek? Anything at all? Ask me anything about theStar Trek Universe and I'll do my best to find the answer. It could be anything from what doesCaptain Kirk do in his spare time to what is the difference from a Ops station and a EngineeringStation. Hope to here from you soon. E-Mail me at ljgcobachk@aol.com and send yourquestions.-Thank You

Questions: What is the difference between an Ops Station and an Engineering Station? Whatdoes Ops really do, besides "allocate power" to various ship's functions?

Well, the answers to your questions are as follows. The difference between an Ops Station andan Engineering Station lies in the fact that Engineering centers specifically on ship's maintenenceand repairs while Ops does a little of everything, including running scans, handlingcommunications and taking over for the Helmsman in the event of his/her absence. And ofcourse, they "allocate power", as needed, to various ship's functions.

Short Thoughts on Long Voyagesby - Thomas Shepherd (SSKapitan/LTQuell)

Why have a mission going every week? Starflight will take time. Even at maximum warp, we'relooking at weeks or months to cross a fraction of the galactic pin-wheel. What this presents uswith is a unique opportunity to develop characters during in-flight down-times. In my limitedexperience, the sessions I've enjoyed most have been rather lax periods when shipmates and Ihave gathered to talk about home, family, Starfleet, or other "in character"events/feelings/problems. Let the characters take the "script" and run with it, and there won't beany problems for Captains as long as crew members do what I call a "plot loop" mini-story.

It's like the TV shows where an ongoing character has a love affair with someone new--maybeeven marries the person--but the new character is only making a guest appearance. You knowthe romance must end and things must be back to normal by the last commercial. It was a "plotloop" which took us out there and back, returning the story/situation to its original trajectory.

My humble suggestion: Encourage the folks to experiment with "plot loops" on voyages, and letthe trips last three or four sim sessions at least. With that kind of creative freedom, boldly goingthere might be more fun than doing the mission itself!

Fan Club Series: Looking for MoreBy: FCptAriell

I now need your help ....I need your help in finding more shows and fan clubs to keep listing here. Without

your help I won't be able to share any more fan club listings. I have a few moremiscellaneous ones that I can post here, along with some updates, but I need your input asto what you want. Write to FCptAriell@aol.com and let me know what you want to seenext. If you have a fan club or web page that you know of for your favorite science fictionor fantasy star please let me know that as well.

All of the clubs that I have found so far are listed on my web site athttp://members.aol.com/captariell/fanclubs/

If you know of an Official or Non-Official fan club that I don't have listed, pleasecontact me at FCptAriell@aol.com Please give as much contact information about the clubas possible so that I can pass it on.

Wanted: dead or aliveBy: Capt. Winger (USF Winger)

Subject: Jaex Tux'malnameS and aliaSeS: Jaex Tux'mal uses no aliases.chargeS: Advocating slavery, genocide, illegal cloning and genetic engineeringbackground: Jaex Tux'mal began his career as a typical Orion pirate. In the Orion-Xenar war,

he pursued Xenar lieutenant Gaspar A'Kemars, heavily damaging Gaspar's fighter anddriving it to the Starfleet Relay Station on the border, manned by Starfleet officer HelenCantwell. Several months later, Tux'mal tracked Gaspar to the station and attacked him.Gaspar, rushing out to save his wife and child, was killed. Tux'mal's party boarded thestation and took Helen Cantwell captive. He found a young half-Xenar baby, named EricCantwell (later known as Jay Winger). A budding biologist, Tux'mal took a sample of thebaby's blood, then left it to die on the station. (Later, the baby was found by a Starfleetship and adopted.)

Tux'mal, after the war ended, later became the Slavelord of Xenar, implementing extremeprejudice against the Xenar, routinely killing the Xenar Representative after a few months.During his time as Slavelord, Tux'mal also had a space station within Orion territory,which he used as his base of operations for his Clonus Project. Tux'mal, apparently, hasnot cloned anything besides the human-Xenar genome. The exact location of the ClonusProject is unknown.

diStinguiShing characteriSiticS: As an Orion, Tux'mal is very distinctive. He shows all inherent Orion characteristics. He does have a scar on his back, probably from a slaveattack, and one on his chin, from a fight with one of his rivals.

Ship(S): No ships have been connected to Tux'mal or his Project, save the Deathdealer, the ship used by Clone Prime.

knoWn aSSociateS: l Eric Cantwell. Human-Xenar. Doppelganger of Jay Winger.

Psi Cassiopean arms dealer.l Clone Prime. Human-Xenar. Clone of Jay Winger. Top-ranked clone of the Project.if Spotted, contact: Capt. Jay Winger at USF Winger@aol.com

If you know of a dangerous criminal on the loose, send the data to USF Winger@aol.com

Hey there, readers. This is Capt. Jay Winger, of the Lothlorien, to take you on a little trip to . . .

The ArmouryOkay, then. Now, on my ship, practically everybody has their ownpersonal weapon. Some have jokingly called her the U.S.S. N.R.A. Infact, I'm thinking of forming a gun-rights lobby: the Federation Rifleand Armaments Guild, or F.R.A.G.Anyway, I'll be devoting this space to printing information on thepersonal weapons or designs of anybody's piece. If you want toadvertise, just drop the Wing-meister a line at USFWinger@aol.com.I'll start with my own two weapons: the 'boomstick' and the'roomsweeper.' I modeled both designs after previous ones, theboomstick off Ash's double-barrel Remington (also called a 'boomstick')in Army of Darkness and the roomsweeper off the multi-barreledroomsweeper in Shadowrun.Both are high-powered weapons, and happen to be a good defense/offenseagainst the Borg, since those cybernetic nullheads can't adapt toprojectile weapons. However, whilst the boomstick has only two, theroomsweeper has six rotating rapid-fire barrels to pump out thedepleted-uranium phosphoric rounds.There are many other weapons you'll be seeing in future columns, someof them illegal (sold by the likes of...well, arms dealers), some ofthem legit.This is Jay Winger wishing you a nice day and a full clip!

If you or someone you know has a weapon that is anything but run-of-the-mill, send the specs over toUSFWinger@aol.com.

Episode ReviewBy Lt Nvek1

Since this is my first article in the PADD, let me start off by introducing myself. My nameis Bryant (A.K.A Lt Nvek1) and I am a long time Trek fan. Of course it goes without saying thatStar Trek wouldn't be what it is without the series and episodes. Sure there are books andmovies, but it is the weekly episodes that are the heart and soul of Star Trek, taking us to the 24thcentury and beyond. In this column I will try to break down and analyze one or two episodes fromany of the four series. I promise to relate to all aspects of each one and try to be unbiased. Formy first episode, I have decided to do one of my favorites.

The Next Generation Episode #63"Yesterday's Enterprise"Airdate 2-29-90Stardate 43625.2

The Enterprise comes up on a spatial rift of unknown configuration and origin. Upondetecting a shift in sensor readings, an unknown ship emerges from the rift. The past and presentis immediately altered when the ship emerges from the past and the Enterprise appears tochange from it's normal self to a ship of war. The bridge and the rest of the ship and crew seem toundergo a change in configuration. Tasha Yar, a long dead crew member, suddenly appears inthis new timeline. The crew finds out that this new ship is the Enterprise C, supposedly destroyedmany years in the past. The Captain and crew remain unaware of the changes to history. Awayteams are dispatched to render aid and assistance to the severely damaged ship and crew.

Meanwhile, down in Ten Forward, Guinan (we later learn that her species has a specialsense that goes beyond time) begins to notice that this new timeline isn't the right one, and thingsaren't what they are supposed to be. Guinan conveys her feelings on this matter to Picard, but heimmediately dismisses her idea of sending the ship back in time hoping history will be restored.The Enterprise C's captain, Rachel Garret, tells Picard that they were saving the Klingon colonyNarendra III from Romulan attack, 22 years in Picard's past, when they disappeared. Picardbelieves that their failure to save the colony (which probably looked like a cowardly retreat to theKlingons) is the catalyst for the past 20 years of war with the Klingon Empire, even dying whilehonorably defending the colony could have possibly prevented war, and it begins to seem thatGuinan might be right in her concerns. The two captains agree that sending the Enterprise Cback to the past is the best option. After repairs are complete, the ship begins to enter the riftwhile the Enterprise D wards off Klingon attack. As soon as the Enterprise C returns to the past,history is restored and the "normal" Enterprise crew are not even aware of the unusualoccurrences, no one except Guinan that is.

First Impressions:

I like this episode because it has a very interesting plot with a cool view of an alternateEnterprise D. This is another one of those mind twisting plots involving time travel that might beconfusing to new viewers who haven't been following Trek for very long. To those of us who arelong time fans, this is a great episode that introduces several new aspects to TNG. The onlynegative thing about this one is a few bad acting scenes, and a few script oversights. The firstand only screen appearance of the Enterprise C and her Captain is what defines this episode inthe minds of most fans, including myself. Whenever you hear or read about this episode youautomatically think, "Oh yeah! That's the one with the Enterprise C." Another interesting part ofthe plot is Tasha Yar's sudden appearance. When history is altered we see Tasha is no longerdead and, at the end, she travels 22 years back into the past with the Enterprise C. Later in"Redemption" parts 1 & 2, it is learned that Tasha was captured after the Enterprise C returned tothe battle with the Romulans. She later married a Romulan, while imprisoned on Romulus, andhad a daughter named Sela. Twenty-two years later, Sela becomes a commander in theRomulan Star Empire and plagues the crew of Enterprise D with her treachery and arrogance onmore than one occasion. Sela reveals her mother's story of capture and confinement to the crew

of the Enterprise D, much to their confusion as they didn't experience the alternate timeline (this iswhere that mind twisting time plot comes in ).

For all you nitpickers:

There are a few bleeps and oddities in this one that I couldn't look over. For starters, thewhole attitude of Picard towards Guinan's "feeling" about the alternate timeline is next toridiculous. Even though he questions her and even loses his temper about the idea of sending aship to its death, he still didn't check into it enough, if at all. Just out of the blue she has this "deja-vous" type feeling and without scanning her with a tricorder or giving her a work-over in sickbayPicard eventually decides to take her at her word even with over a hundred lives at stake. I meanits not like aliens have never taken over someone's mind on Star Trek before :>). The other thing Inoticed is the "battle" with the Klingons. Captain Picard would order a phaser fire and then stopfor a minute and take all kinds of damage and status reports. Let's be real, if you don't stop themfrom shooting at you, then you won't have a ship to report about. This type of defense carried onuntil the Enterprise ended up with an inevitable core breech. I think if I were being attacked bythree enemy vessels, I would be spitting out everything I had at them until they were eitherdestroyed or disabled. It doesn't seem like the writers were thinking on this one. If you can'talready tell, I am one of those people who likes to see hard action space battles like in DS9's "ACall to Arms" and "Sacrifice of Angles."

Some meaningful points:

One of the topics in this episode that caught my attention is the fact that just that one shipmade the difference between war and peace. Captain Picard commented that one more ship inthe "here and now" would do no good, but twenty years ago one ship would have made all thedifference and averted 20 years of war. This is where all those Starfleet time travel restrictionsapply.

Overall:

"Yesterday's Enterprise" is an interesting episode with action, a confusing time plot, andeven a little romance. Overall this is one of the best early TNG episodes, especially compared tothe rest of season three. I am going to be rating episodes based on a 6 Star ( =/\= ) scale, and"Yesterday's Enterprise" definitely deserves four stars, =/\= =/\= =/\= =/\=. If you disagree with thisor any other review, or just have a comment, feel free to email me at Lt Nvek1@aol.com. I'll behappy to discuss any episode with you.

The Book ReviewBy USFArronax

Welcome, again, to my Book Review! For the past few weeks I've been reading awonderful book, Star Trek: Vulcan's Forge by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz, a novelabout one of Spock's missions while in command of the USS Intrepid II and a childhoodadventure which takes place in a desert on the planet Vulcan. What do the two have in common?David Rabin, a childhood friend of Spock, who coincidentally meets up with him decades laterbecause he is having problems with Star Fleet's assignment.

David Rabin, possibly a descendant of the great Yitzhak Rabin, was assigned to aid thecitizens of Obsidian whose Sun emits deadly solar flares. When local saboteurs destroy Rabin'ssupplies, he calls on Spock to trek through the desert looking for the felon. Commander Uhura,Spock's number one, is left on the Intrepid to investigate whether the Romulans are behindeverything.

Throughout the novel there are chapters that take place on Vulcan during Spock'schildhood. Spock and Rabin had to trek through one of Vulcan's treacherous deserts after being

kidnapped by a madman.What makes Vulcan's Forge so interesting is it's full of words in the Vulcan language, like

Kolinahr and lirpa, and words in Hebrew, like chutzpah and l'chaim. It delves into Vulcanphilosophy and history. And, it shows the Human aspects of Spock, not just the logical Vulcanwe're so used to seeing.

The novel was obviously written by people who has seen almost every original seriesepisode. Spock and McCoy were portrayed incredibly well. Some minor, technical aspects of theNext Generation were thrown in too, giving the impression the authors were Star Trek gurus.

Vulcan's Forge was an amazing novel, though I haven't got to the ending just yet. It'll takea bit longer to read than many Star Trek books, but it's worth the effort. So, I recommend it toanyone and everyone.

On the front and back covers I found some information on upcoming book releases:April releases: New Frontier #6, TNG #47: Dyson SphereMay releases: Spectre and Avenger, both by William Shatner (BTW- Anyone see the

Rosie O'Donnell with Will Shatner? It was hilarious!!), TNG/X-Men Planet X.June releases: ST: The Captain's Table #1 and #2: War Dragons and Dujonian's Hoard.July releases: DS9: The Captain's Table #3 and #4: The Mist and Fireship.August releases: VOY: Pathways (hardcover), TNG: Q Continuum #1 and #2 (#48,#49).September releases: TNG: Q Continuum #3 (#50), ST: Strange New Worlds.October releases: ST: Vulcan's Heart (hardcover) - The "sequel" to Vulcan's Forge, ST:

New Frontier, The Captain's Table #5, ST: The Captain's Table #6.November releases: ST: Brother's Keeper #1 and #2December releases: ST: Brother's Keeper #3, DS9: The 34th Rule (#23)

Any comments or suggestions for what I should review next month? Email me atUSFArronax@aol.com.

Deep Space Nine Gets Deeperby USFSierra

Deep Space Nine used to be my least favorite of the Trek shows. Let's rephrase that. I used to dislike DS9 so much, that I thought some of the lamer Trek movies, like TheUndiscovered Country (arguably the worst of the lot) were better. Then I got into simming; and the ships I simmed on visited DS9 semi-regularly, so in order tokeep "up to date" on "current events," I began watching DS9 a little more regularly. While I found the characters interesting -- Dax and Kira my favorites among the lot -- but I still Ifelt as if DS9 was some sort of galatic soap opera. This is probably due to the fact that unlike itspredecessors, TOS and TNG, or its younger sibling, Voyager, DS9 remains static. (Well, exceptfor that time that the Federation hauled DS9 away from Bajor and closer to the Wormhole, but thatdoesn't quite count.) Most of the events take place on or around the station, or in their "backyard,"throwing rocks at the rude neighbors, the Cardassians. Thus, we are presented with many moreopportunities for ongoing character studies, and ongoing jokes and stories, as well as recurringvillians and familiar faces. Does familiarity breed comtempt, then, as the old saying goes? No. When the show began,Captain Sisko was a recently widowed Commander with a young son facing an assignment thathe did not want. Over the years, we have watched him slip on the mantle of Captaincy and wear itlike custom-fitted robes; we have seen his son, Jake, grow into a thoughtful young man; and wehave seen the other crew around them develop depth and dimensions. The writing for DS9 has also improved considerably. While there have been some real bombs inthe DS9 lineup, this season (as well as its sister show, Voyager) has also featured some top-notch storylines. Most notably among them is Far Beyond the Stars, which aired the week of2/11/98. [episode # 538; story by Marc Scott Zicree; teleplay by Ira Steven Behr and Hans

Beimler; directed by Avery Brooks]. In Far Beyond, Captain Sisko confronts a turning point in his career: a close friend has beenkilled, his ship destroyed in the battle against the Dominion. Feeling discouraged, he considersleaving Starfleet. But then he starts having visions of people around the station -- images ofAmericans, in 1950's clothing. Suddenly he finds himself in New York City, circa 1953, living a lifeas Benny Russell, author, not remembering his true identity as Benjamin Sisko. Benny Russell is a science fiction writer. He dreams of a better future. One day during theassignment meeting (the various writers -- the DS9 crew without their makeup -- meet and selectillustrations to write about), Benny selects a drawing of a space station that bears more than apassing resemblance to Deep Space Nine, and writes the story of his career about it. Alas, he's told by his editor, Pabst (see Odo without his makeup!), he cannot possibly publishthe story as is. The public, Benny is told, "won't buy a story about a negro captain... they're notready for it." Angry, Benny refuses to change his story, feeling that to change any of it changedthe integrity of the story. Far Beyond addresses issues that continue to affect the world we live in, contrasting a time(1950's) that is not as far in our past as we sometimes think, to the future of equality presented inStar Trek. Major issues, notably racism and sexism, are presented in a powerful storyline that notonly showcases the writing talent of DS9, but the acting and directing talent as well. The show isas relevant now as it would have been 45 years ago; and will remain so for as long as theseissues remain in society. If you didn't see the episode, definately look out for the novelization of the episode, written bySteve Barnes, released in conjunction with the episode. The novelization gives great insight intoBenny Russell's life, and the social issues of America in the earlier half of this century. The showand the book are full of the details and insider tidbits that are prevalent in Trek: for example, thewriters that work with Benny at the magazine are the regular cast of DS9 -- Quark, Odo, evenMartok! -- without their makeup; the cover of "Galaxy" magazine is the matte painting of Starbase11 from the TOS episode "Court Martial"; and Benny works in the Trill Building. Deep Space Nine has become my favorite of the Trek shows, tying with Voyager, which hadalso previously suffered from lackluster writing for a while but has now rejuvenated not only withthe introduction of Seven of Nine, but storylines that probe more deeply in-depth into thecharacters we have come to know fairly well. DS9's next (and looks like final) season is going tohave a 26-episode story arc, a major goal for the DS9 writing staff. It should be interesting to seewhere the crew of this once-static station lead us to.

-- USF Sierra

The Theme Song From Star Trekby USFDakor

Heyas Folks! Well, I came across something the other day that I thought would be the perfectthing to share with you all, the subscribers of the USF PADD!

We all know and love the theme song from Star Trek.... right? Of course, because if you didn't,we would track you down and literally tar and feather you! :-) But, something I bet you didn'tknow: The Theme Music we are all familiar with actually has lyrics that Gene Roddenberrycomposed for the music! Unbelievable? Read on!

When I was doing my Final thesis in my literature unit at school, I decided to write on one of myfavorite genres: Sci-Fi. Well, of course like the good student I am, I researched the topic fullybefore doing any work (ha-ha, more like last minute mad dash, late night, drinking loads of coffeecram writing session). However, I did come across one unusual tidbit.

In the book by Herbert F.Slolow and Robert Justman, titled Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, Ifound the most interesting section devoted to that oh so illustrious theme song we all pay amage

to.

I won't go into all the details, heck, I need something to write about for next months column, but Ifigure that you, the ever eager Star Trek Community, the lost words to the Star Trek theme song.

Beyond The Rim of the Starlight,My love is wandering in Star flight, I know, He'll find in star clustered reachesLove, strange, love a starwoman teachesI know his journey ends neverhis star trek will go on foreverBut tell him while he wanders his starry seaRemember, remember me!

Hey folks, I know its strange, but take a listen to the original theme music and try to sing thesewords along! You'll be surprised.

If you don't believe me, check it out for yourself. Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, by HerbertSolow and Robert Justman. Copyright 1996 by Bantam Books (ISBN #: 0-671-89628-8) Page179.

Check it out, and check this column out next month as I further explore this book, and tell you allkinds of interesting tidbits I discover.

Captain Aarek Dakor

The USF's Bit of Gossip (The Dirt)edited by Fleet Captain Ariell Johannson-Riker

ATTENTION READER'STHANK YOU !!! Thank you to all of my sources both anonymous and otherwise for

your juicy bits of gossip. This month's issue is FULL of juicy tidbits from the Host staffand all around the USF. No one is safe from my Dirt Gatherers. ::Evil laugh:: I HUGEthank you to all of you that have started and continued to send in your sim's Dirt. Don'tstop now please !!!

Please let me hear from you. I know you want to spill your sim's dirt. E-MailFCptAriell@aol.com with your bit of dirt. You can even remain anonymous, just let meknow that in the e-mail. Please place the ship name and then DIRT in the subject of the e-mail. This will help me to find it more easily.

I would like to keep this section, but I can't do it without your help. Yes that's right.I NEED YOU ALL !! Is someone getting married on your ship, perhaps people are justpairing off, or maybe you just know more about the "Men in White". (he he)

Whatever the news is on your ship, we want to hear about it. Send your news,gossip, and good ole fashion dirt on the crew to me at FCptAriell@aol.com

I can't wait to hear from you. --Ariell--

Integrity GossipBy Alison

What does the word Integrity inspire? I know what it makes me think about ...ironicly that's the exact opposite of the Integrity crew... I mean on a ship where someonehas threatened to throw the Chief Medical Officer in prison, can it be named Integrity? A

ship where on her first day, never mind that, first hour aboard that same someone put theAssistant Chief Medical Officer in the critical care unit? <Erika, stop picking on the Medicalpeople and come bug some of us up on the bridge! Particularly Gorkon & Karem ... can't haveone without the other ya know ... or can you...> Is this what you think about when you hearthe word 'Integrity'? Makes ya wonder eh?

Strange events have been occurring aboard the Integrity ... hey that's a bad starteverything about this ship is crazy... hmmmm.

The last month or so has been a normal time for the Integrity, the Former Chief ofAuxiliary Craft died in a fiery explosion of the Fighter Bay only a few moments after havinga shoot out with security. In addtion Lt. Taitt died the same day. The Integrity crewmourns them both... On the lighter side of the ne... err gossip Lt. Mavelle "Ivy" Rand, MDis to be pawned of ... err married to Commander Quint Kivo of the Aldrin. This is a reallyjuicy story, apparently the two lovebirds met at, that's right! A wedding! Ms. Rand declinedto comment on if she caught the bouquet and Mr. Kivo was not available for comment <Yeahlike I'm going to IM someone I haven't talked to since he was a Lt. just to ask that!>.Sources close to the wedding; however, imply that she did not <::wonders which wedding theymet at::>. Also they were apparently reaqquainted

On 9804.19 begining around 0014 and lasting to 0230 the Integrity crew <well someof us anyway> participated in what can only be described as a party. Around 0015 all controlof said party was lost and a melee ensued, Starfleet Command has requested that all personsinvolved turn themselves over for disiplinary action. Among those in attendence, in rankorder, were one <although there were several sightings only one has been confirmed> wetnoodle weilding Commander K. Janar, Commander "Tarzan" Gorkon, Lt. CommanderSPICE Ryan, First Lt. Erika "Kick" Anderson, First Lt. Mavelle "Jane" Rand, First Lt.Robert Hopt'n' Stein, and a late arrival Lt. Vistar. Reports from the first hour showed theguys being doused in water, twice, drenched in chocolate, among other things. Those fromthe second hour showed similar things happening to the girls...<::wonders when the next timehalf the Integrity crew plus a few is on in the early AM will be::>

In a more interesting field, First Lt. Robert "Quack" Hopt, MD. has apparentlymet his match, after being relegated to a patient he reportedly attempted to prescribe thefootball sized pills. Reports are sketchy; however, all parties confirm that Doctor Hopt wassoon relegated to observing the insides of his eyelids, he is currently in the IntegrityCritical Care Ward. Get Well Cards are welcomed at, DocHopt@aol.com; however, for thoseof us proud of those recent developments monetary contributions can be mailed to, AJZhou, 228 Cantwell Drive, Seattle, WA. No charges have been filed against Hopt's attackeras of today.

And a Special Welcome aboard to First Lt. Erika Anderson, dear you fit in nicely!

Federation gossip By FCptAriell

Ever think that your life can't get any worse? I'll tell you the Federation crew can't figureout whether or not to even ask that question. With all that is going on in our lives, it isn't safe totempt fate.

The conspiracy of saboteurs has been revealed. It turns out that the Master saboteurwas none other than our own Nurse Helga. Helga of all people !! ::Still rolling her eyes at thatone:: She had to be the ditziest nurse I have ever seen. I guess you can't judge any book by itscover.

After the USS Federation docked at Station Theta for a major overhauling and repairs,Helga and her ring of saboteurs waltzed off the ship and attempted to hijack a prototype vessel.We can't be sure if they really wanted to hijack that vessel or throw off our guard for thier realmission. As soon as we were able to disable the prototype ship First Lieutenants JohnCampbell and Jason Shrader were beamed onto an incoming Jem'Hadar warship with Helgaand her coconspirators. The crew could only stare in shock and disbelief because a programvirus, left over from Helga, had shut the warp core completely down.

Thankfully we were able to rescue both of our officers from Cardassia Prime, without a lotof difficulty. The question now is just why did we get away so easily. Hmm .. perhaps we havenot seen the last of Helga. Only time will tell.

The Dessert tosser, First Lieutenant Jack StDuiex, has been seen walking around theship with a dreamy look about him. Are his dessert tossing days over? The Mess Hall janitorsdon't think so. {Several officers, who are unknown at this time, but might include the First Officer,left the mess hall as is after a massive food fight during off hours.} Who is the other half of theJack StDuiex couple with that same dreamy look? Hmm, I'm not saying. You'll have to asksomeone else from the crew. <<Pleads the 5th because she doesn't want to incriminateherself.>>

Thankfully First Lieutenant Scooter has returned to us. We still aren't sure whathappened to him during all that time. Did Helga have something to do with his disappearance?We will have to keep one eye open and always on this one until we can figure it all out. ;-)

Odyssey gossipLieutenant Jeff BigEarZ

Well now, on the ship that has been nicknamed the USS Loveboat, things have been abit slow for a while. But, boy, have they picked up!

Rumor around Ten Forward is there's something going on between this fine ship'sFirst Officer (Cmdr Isaac Gill) and our Assistant Security (First Lieutenant KNuchi)! Plus,I have anonymous reports of actually seeing them together, off duty, and they didn't appearto be talking about the duty roster! Perhaps there is something there, eh? We'll have towait and see.........

Next up, Lieutenant Robert Clemens II and now Lieutenant JG Keirana Hunter aregetting married! Yaaaaaaay! ::claps:: Not really gossip, I know. But thought I'd tell the restof the Group!

Next up, EnsBigMouth, one of my many AMO sources, tells me this:Rumor has it that a certain very married, very pregnant commanding officer has

recently been relieved of duty for, among other things, spending too much time dreamingabout her Gen'Eng CTO... Stay tuned for more!

And, last but not least, another blooming relationship. Our state of the artsurveillance equipment picked up a conversation between Our Cheif of Security and OurCheif Medical Officer! First Lieutenant Algar and Lieutenant Commnader Kxylm (Kate)T'Lara were seen conversing, and it is confirmed by one of the AMOs of extremly mixedrace! Algar asked her out, and she said yes!

Tehehe! That's it for now! I'll let y'all know when there's more!=/\=Lieutenant Jeff BigEarZ=/\=

Cheif Gossip OfficerUSS Odyssey

Roddenberry SurprisesAnonymous

It looks like the Roddenberry is working on its own course catalog for online simming on

their ship. Check out this excerpt from one of their sims.

Ltjgkaz: Ed, I'm working on a list of academy courses, any ideas for Security coursesLtCdr Ed: Kaz, "fighting Jay" 101Cheif Jay: Kaz Getting your furry arse kicked by Jay 101"Ltjgkaz: sounds goodLtjgkaz: works even better JayLtjgkaz: but, no.....Cheif Jay: "Humility at Jay's Blade 101"Ltjgkaz: hey, i almost had you thereCheif Jay: "Learning Pain from Jay 101"Cheif Jay: "learbibg Subservience and Grovelling in Shodans' presence 101..."

Later on we find out about some of the crew's eating habits. Is this a problem for theCounselor or are Shodan's brownies just that good.

Shodan passes out a pan of brownies.USFShodan: \___________/LtCdr Ed: ::Eats them all::LtCdr Ed: Whooo!LtCdr Ed: ::Licks lip:: Fastest gobbler in the world...EnsBraxxi: missipy Mud EdLtCdr Ed: Uh... wait, I don't mean Turkey.EnsBraxxi: oopsEnsBraxxi: on hte RodLtCdr Ed: Brax, in world!EnsBraxxi: fineLtCdr Ed: ::Eats 200 brownies faster than you can say "That's a lot of chocolate!"

Shodan ended up passing out several pans of brownies, and Ed ate every single browniethat Shodan had. ALL of them

Halifax gossipThe Ghost in the Wall

It appears that love is flowing through the environment controls on the Halifax.First there is Lieutenant Commander Booker and Lieutenant Commander Dikeani who havebeen flourishing their relationship for some months now. Rumor has it that Mister Bookerhas even proposed now. Did he pop the question?? Hmmm ... wait and see.

Captain Dakor took a trip back to his home on Trill a while ago, and about a monthlater a female Trill joined the Halifax crew to visit. Circumstances were such that she hadto stay onboard longer that perhaps anticipated. All of this might not be noteworthy news,but during her stay she took on the position of teacher for the ship's children, and during apast mission she was injured causing paralysis below the waist. Who is this woman? She isKatarina Dejayla, and supposedly she is the current girlfriend of the Halifax Captain, AarekDarkor. What will happen with these two? Will the injury come between them because Katfeels saddened?? Or will love truly conquer all?

USF Hosts gossip By anonymous

It seems that Captain Killian and Captain Dakor are the official ones to welcome thosepromoted within and into the host string. Near the end of March Periwinkle Mason waspromoted to Fleet Captain, Isaac Gill was promoted to Commander and Dar Mstrad waspromoted to Vice Admiral. Killian informed all of them of their new rooms in the MiW buidling in

the below excerpt. Note she also had a few words of warning for Gill who might not know aboutDarkor's pink fettish.{A Direct Quote}

Congrats to all three of you. Gill, I believe that you will find the Commander's rooms onthe second floor to be very nice, well padded, and furnished with all the necessary comforts of thisassylum....um...I mean...um...host string. ::Grins:: Just watch out for Dakor, he tends to makeadjustments without consulting you about them. Like painting things pink and dressing your teddybears in pink and stuff like that.

Mstrad, I hope you like your new cell on the top floor, sometimes called the penthousesuites. They have extra padding and larger areas so you can get a good running start when youwant to slam your head into the walls. But, the teddy bears are bigger and softer and the MiW aremuch more...um.....sexy....anyway, congrats on your move up. Maybe Dakor will stay out of yourrooms since you are in a penthouse now.

Caitlan, your rooms are on the third floor, with a spectacular view of the grounds. I knowthat the groundskeepers work very hard to make them look particularly good to those who arelucky enough to have a good view. Just don't get lost trying to solve all those mazes that theymake of the bushes, that would drive you over the deep end faster than Dakor's pink paint andtutus. I'm sorry that you don't get a penthouse, but only the admirality gets those. ::Sighs::But...on a bright note, you do get your choice of pudding or jello for dessert, while the rest of usare stuck with whatever they decide to bring us. Anyway, congrats on your move up.

As you can see, Killian was happy to inform Peri Mason about the availability of moredessert menu items. Mason had this to say about the change in menu items, which now includedpudding.{A Direct Quote}

Pudding?! Pleasant prospect?! ::ponders:: Provided people perenially prepare plumpudding ... ::proses:: Pineapple persimmon pudding pleases passionate psychopaths, puttingpainful psyches properly peaceful. ;p

::looks over at her fellow Host:: Okay Peri, we will lay off on the treatments for a whileokay?? ;-)

Have you ever wondered just what the intials USF were supposed to stand for? Commonknowledge says that it stands for the United Space Federation. However, this secretive reporthas sources that say that just may not be so. Here are some other possible meanings for theacronym USF:

Union of Ships Force, Unlucky Simming Freaks, Ultimo's Sim Ships or Ultimo's Sim Fleet,Utterly Stupidly Funny, Ultimately Sly Female (does this fit Killa?), Ultra Sexy Feline (does this fitthe Cat?), Union Seeking Friends, Uproarious Sassy Fools, Unruly Smelly Feet, Utopian SunshineFever, Unusually Simple Fable, Unique Stradivarious Fiddle, Unsightly Solar Flare, UnearthlyStrategic Fun, Ubiquitous Simian Figures, Unsightly Symmetrical Fungi, Upscale ShoppingFemales, Unfriendly Simian Firefighters, Uranium Spaced Free, Utopian SympathomimeticFlavors, Unfettered Schizoid Felons, United Scheming Feminists, Unscrupulous ShamefulFestivals, Unprincipled Sarcastic Foreigners, Unidentified Singing Furballs, Unidentified ScientificForces, Unnecesarily Smashed Flowers, Uncontrollable Severed Feet, Uncomfortable SmotheringFetish, Unsafe Six Flags, Unhealthy State of Freakishness, Utterly Slow Friend, United StatesFarmers, Unofficial Smell of Football, Unrealisticly Small Fire, Unidentified Saucers Flying.

Some even say that USF is not how the acronym really should be. It is backwards, andthe correct and true acronym is FSU. Why? Perhaps to confuse our enemies, and even ourfriends ... and possibly even ourselves! Various possible explanations for what FSU stand for are:

Fleet's Silly Underwear, Frankly Stupid Ultimatium, Frivolous Silly Unicorns, Freak'sSaying Uh-huh, Faddish Suave Ufologist, Funny Stuff Unlimited, Favorite Spaghetti Utensil,Follow Shodan's Upheaval, Funky Singing Umbrellas, Fuzzy Soft Ulcers, Fellow Simmers Unite,Feisty Sharp-Shooting Umpires, Feudal Sidereal Units, Figure Skating Unlimited, Forever SandyUrchins.

Eclipse gossipAnonymous

Lt. Commander Nalavia Valdyr and Bartender Symon Locke visited the optometrist

promptly after the "goo-goo eyes" incident last month ... diagnosis? Love! Treatment? Thesound of wedding bells. They plan to marry April 20, in a large ceremony in The AncientMariner (11-Forward) aboard the Eclipse. Nalavia's children, Roja Kathryn Valdyr andJoshua Carey, will be arriving the week of the wedding to move in with their new family andsee their mother married again.

Lothlorien gossip By anonymous

There's going to be a wedding on the Lothlorien! The date is May 15, 1998 (or Stardate9805.15). The lucky couple are Ensign Allison Dorin and Lieutenant Miles Nerys. FirstLieutenant Roel Jere has Best Man duties. Captain Jay Winger will perform the ceremony onRisa! Congratulations to the engaged couple!

**REMEMBER** -- I'm right here, just an email away at CptAriell@aol.com. Your Dirt is always welcome. Please submit those juicy morsels of gossip from your ships! I invite *all* of you who are reading this to send something to The Dirt. Requests foranonymity are respected.

Trek Gossip and Upcoming EpisodesBy: FCptAriell

STATIONS BLACKOUT !!Have you been blocked out of receiving Start Trek Voyager and othe rUPN shows?? Well help is on the way.

Check out http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/9644/voylounge.html for more information. Deals are beingworked out as I write to get Voyager and other shows back on in your area.

Voyager Thoughts and NewsWhat do you think of this 4th season's episodes?? I think they are great. Each episode

just conitnues to get better. Who all sat glued to their television as the 2 hour Voyager played outthe last two parts of the 6 part saga? ::Raises hand:: I assure you that I did. Nothing else tookprecedence that night.

I was able to get a listing of upcoming episode titles. The air dates are not available yet(at least I couldn't find the air date yet), but if any of you know a little about these episodes write tome. Send an e-mail to FCptAriell@aol.com and let me know what teasers you have heard for theepisodes.

The Voyager news at the latest convention was not extensive, but they have let us knowthat the season ender will not be a cliff hanger. Also Richard Arnold dispelled any rumors thatstate that Kate Mulgrew was leaving the show or that she was asked to step down for Seven ofNine to be the star. They are all totally untrue. This season's cast will all be back next season.

Deep Space Nine NewsI have more news about Terry Farrell and the Jadzia Dax character. It was confirmed by

Richard Arnold on August 25th at the Dearborn Star Trek convention that Terry Farrell is leavingthe show and that her character Jadzia will be killed. Terry had been hoping that they would notkill of the character. The Dax symbioant will surivive though.

Yes there will be a 7th season for Star Trek Deep Space Nine. The plan though is foreverything to be totally done with DS9 at the end of that year.

Given any thought to writing and submitting a script for Voyager or Deep

Space Nine?In my time here I have met some very talented individuals. Here is the information that

you will need to get their script writing guidelines. Who knows, maybe we could someday see awritten by fellow USF'er in the credits. :-)

Send a 9" X 11" self-addressed staped envelope (55 cents) toLolita FatjoC/O Paramount PicturesHart Building 1055555 Melrose AveLos Angeles, CA 90038

Did you know about an e-mail magazine called On Screen? It contains updates and news aboutStar Trek at least once a week. E-Mail startrek.f@ukonline.co.uk if you would like to join that list.

MOVIE UPDATESThe latest in the Star Trek: The Next Generation's movie series has just begun

production. Most news is very tight lipped. They are only three weeks into shooting so there areso definites. I will try to get more information to you as I hear it.

COLLECTED INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST OF DS9 (Thanks to OnScreen for this)Now available is a 49 page booklet that includes many wonderful photos of the regular

cast of Deep Space Nine (several previously unpublished) You can check out the interviews withRene Auberjnois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Armin Shimmerman, Cirroc Lofton, Nana Visitor,Colm Meaney and Alexander Siddig. If you want more information on how to order this book (only10 dollars) please e-mail 103202.3163@compuserve.com

DEEP SPACE NINE UPCOMING EPISODES05/02/98 546 Valiant05/09/98 547 Profit and Lace05/16/98 548 Out of Time05/23/98 533R Statistical Probabilities05/30/98 535R Waltz

06/06/98 549 The Sound of her Voice 06/13/98 549 Tears of the Prophets [season finale]

06/20/98 538R Far Beyond the Stars06/27/98 537R One Little Ship

VOYAGER UPCOMING EPISODES05/06/98 192 Demons05/13/98 193 One05/20/98 194 Hope and Fear (Season Finale)

Babylon 5 UpdatesBy Captain Ariell Johannson-Riker

The reruns of the first 4 seasons have reached Year 4. The action is still non-stop sodon't think that you can let your guard down. Just when you least expect it something else willGRAB your attention. Keep watching. You won't believe what is going to happen next.

Babylon 5 (Year 5) has taken a brief hiatus from running episodes due to TNT's extensivecoverage of the NBS playoffs. I know that all of us fans are chomping at the bit for the next newone, but like all other things we must be patient. I think TNT has done an excellent job of givingthe show a new home. Babylon 5's Year 5 will be back as good as ever on May 27th.

Make sure you keep up to date with TNT's web site to be sure that you don't miss any ofyour favorite old episodes. Sometimes it will be pre-empted by the NBA playoffs and starting on acertain date it will only air 4 days a week. Keep up the momentum, follow Babylon 5 clearthrough. You can find out more about Babylon 5 (including hundreds of downloads) by checkingout http://tnt.turner.com/babylon5/ or http://www.babylon5.com

Please send in your comments and thoughts of the different episodes. I would like tobegin an editorial section for Babylon 5. I know that there are enough of us out there that couldkeep such a section alive. Let me know your favorite episode, your favorite character, whichseason you like the best. Send your thoughts to FCptAriell@aol.com

Take care, and if I don't see you in the next edition of the PADD ... "We will meet again ina place where no shadows fall."

SOME IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING THE BABYLON 5 SCHEDULE ONTNT!

The staff of TNT would like to thank everyone who has made Babylon 5 such a huge success on our network. YOURCONTINUED SUPPORT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to the ongoing success of the series and its future on TNT.Please continue to watch the shows as they air, tell all your friends to tune in as well, and spread the word among theuninitiated. As you will see below, there will be some important changes in the schedule during TNT's broadcast of theNBA Playoffs so please bear with us during this temporary situation. We are doing everything we can to accommodateALL of our viewers and appreciate your loyalty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Babylon 5 (YEAR 5) will resume May 27th @ 8 pm

After the airing of episode #514 "The Corp is Mother, the Corp is Father", there will be a break in the fifth seasonepisodes due to our extensive coverage of the NBA Playoff Games. We will resume with episode #515 "Meditations onthe Abyss" on May 27 at 8 pm ET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

May 4

Beginning Monday, May 4, Babylon 5 episodes will air Tuesday through Friday only at 7 pm ET until the NBA Playoffs areover. Please check the web site and your local listings on a regular basis to make sure these start times are correct.There is always a possibility that the NBA games may start earlier which would mean that the regularly scheduledBabylon 5 episode at 7 pm ET would air AFTER THE GAME. Remember that the fifth season of Babylon 5 will resumewith #515 "Meditations on the Abyss" on Wednesday May 27 at 8 pm ET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

May 14

Beginning Thursday May 14 at 7 pm ET, we will begin repeating Babylon 5 episodes in their correct sequence startingwith episode #103 "Midnight on the Firing Line." This will give new viewers a chance to start from the beginning as well asgive regular fans a chance to catch any past episodes they missed and watch their favorites again and again and again.Every true B5 fan knows that each episode grows richer and more rewarding with each viewing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

May 27

Our fifth season schedule of Babylon 5 resumes with episode #515 "Meditations on the Abyss" on Wednesday May 27 at8 pm ET with an encore showing on Saturday May 30 at 11 am ET. We will present new year 5 episodes everyWednesday night at 8 pm ET with a Saturday morning encore at 11 am ET through Saturday June 20 through episode#518. The remaining new year 5 episodes are being held until the fall for air. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

June 24

Babylon 5 will be pre-empted on this date by a live NBA Draft Special. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

July 1

Beginning Wednesday July 1 at 8 pm ET, we will begin an encore run of the fifth season of Babylon 5 starting in orderwith episode #502. These Wednesday showings will also repeat every Saturday morning at 11 am ET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

July 19

We present the premiere of our new TNT Original Babylon 5 movie, "Thirdspace." Check our web site in April for moredetails.

Yeah, yeah. It's just another Humorcolumn. Nothing to get all worked upover!He he he. That says it all.

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Ok! There you go. Now don't bother me for the rest of the month!! I'll be back next month withyour usual lousy dose of humor. Ha ha ha. ;^)

Good nite everybody!

-Quint

A Vulcan Weddingby USFShodan

Stardate 9804.20 was the date of a wedding for two Eclipse crew members, Symon Locke andNalavia Valdyr. The couple chose to have an ancient Vulcan ceremony known as the koon-ut-kal-if-fee because the groom was Vulcan, although the bride was Deltan. This particular ceremonyinvolved not only a fight to the death, but also a lot of gong-banging. The lovely couple asked theircommanding officer, Fleet Captain Eileen Shodan, to officiate. She gladly accepted and took thegong-banger.

At the start of this ceremony, Shodan asked if there were any challengers to Symon Locke’sintention to wed the fair, green maiden Nalavia Valdyr. There was one: Captain KennethBoomstick (who mistakenly got called Broomstick a lot by the officiator) played by frequent guestsimmer USFWinger. Shodan ushered both Boomstick and Locke into the challenge circle, wherethey would use a weapon known as a lirpa in a fight to the death. The winner would wed the fair,green maiden Valdyr.

Shodan banged the gong, and the fighting between Boomstick and Locke commenced. Thecrowd was on edge. The fighters hurled insults as well as attacks at each other. The twocontestants dodged, parried, fought, insulted, and tried extremely hard to hurt each other. A fewin the audience could not bear to watch this great spectacle of gore and violence. The fightingcontinued.

Suddenly, a vendor appeared, offering food and drinks for the starving, dehydrated weddingguests. Some people drank Schnapps’. Others drank iced tea. Some ate hot dogs. Some hadpopcorn. Some had peanuts. Some had all of the above. Many people placed bets with theholographic bet taker, who mysteriously disappeared with everyone’s cash at the end of the fight.

The fighting turned dirty when Boomstick whipped out a virboknife, which he used in addition tousing the lirpa. To end this unfair advantage and win the fair, green maiden Valdyr, Symon

whipped up two charges of anti-matter, one in each of his hands. Boomstick could not stand up tothis type of weapon. There was a “nice, messy explosion.” Then all that was left of CaptainKenneth Boomstick was randomly ionized particles, which rained gruesomely down on thespectators.

Shodan then asked if there were any other challenges to Symon’s quest to marry the fair, greenmaiden Nalavia Valdyr. There were none, so she banged the gong to signify the official end of thefighting.

It was now time for the exchanging of vows amid much gong-banging. First, Symon pledged tohonor Nalavia for the rest of his existence. Then she did the same to him. For the second vow,Symon promised to love Nalavia for the rest of his existence. Again, she pledged the same vowto him. For the third vow, Symon promised to keep Nalavia through all times for the rest of hisexistence. Nalavia also pledged this to Symon. For the last vow, Symon promised to protectNalavia through all times for the rest of his existence. Lastly, Nalavia also pledged this vow toSymon. The two were then pronounced legally married and instructed to mind meld in privatebefore they “did anything else.” Shodan then banged the gong for the last time.

The wedding was officially over, and the reception (party) began. The crowd ganged up on thegong and, ... the gong died. Valdyr said her good-byes while she “dragged Symon off for theprivate mind meld and ...” promising to be back for the reception. Symon was heard screamingas he was being dragged down the corridor. Before everyone left, Shodan offered a toast to thenewly wedded couple using a traditional Vulcan saying. “May They Live Long and Prosper.”

interview with Garrett Wang [Ensign Harry Kim, Voyager] by USF Sierra

"When I first got online, it was on AOL. [AOL]... it's alright. My first time on the Internet, nobody believed I was me. Notlike I walked into the room like 'It's me!' At the time, kind of as a joke, I chose as my screen name 'TheRealKim'.Because on AOL, you can choose whatever name you want, [and all variants of Harry Kim were taken]. AOL, MSN-- it'sjust an addiction! They're gonna have Internet Anonymous at some point, or Chatroom Anonymous. ... I went into thischatroom and they were like 'ha ha ha, like you're really him?' and I was like 'Well, yes, I am.' And the scrolling juststopped." -- Garrett Wang, Utica NY convention 1997

It was a cool, rainy day in Utica, NY. Chase Masterson and Garrett Wang were appearing at aCreation convention here, and I had the good fortune to land a personal interview with Garrett.There was also a trio from the local community college (notated here by ICC) who asked him acouple questions before I did, so there questions and his answers are listed here as well. At thetime of this interview, Garrett had just finished filming a movie by Eric Koyanagi titled "HundredPercent" ["100%"]. This movie has had limited release in markets such as Chicago and NewYork, as well as film festivals; look for it in your local art houses. This interview was done at theend of last season on Voyager and was held off from publication to have it published inconjunction with the release of "Hundred Percent."

If you ever get the chance to see Garrett Wang at a convention -- by all means, go! Not only is heextremely fan-friendly, but he is very witty onstage, takes plenty of time in the autograph line,willingly posing for photographs, personalizing photos, and a lot of fun to go see.

ICC> What do you think of the Trek following? Did you expect it at your first audition?

Garrett Wang> No, not at all. I really didn't know how large of a fanbase the show had, any of theStar Trek shows. I understood the reality when I did my first convention, which was inMinneapolis, MN. I walked into that convention hall, this room, and there was over 5,000 peoplein there. Five thousand people. The room was the size of a football field. I almost fainted when Iwalked in there. ::laughs:: That's when I first knew how strong the fanbase was.

ICC> Is there a memorable moment you've had, either off-screen or on, that has reallyshaped who you are?

Wang> Probably the very first time that I was [filming Voyager], the first episode, Caretaker. Itwas quite magical, because it was my first 'real' job. I was very nervous; they had problemscasting the Captain, so, while they were waiting to finish casting the Captain, they went ahead andfilmed some scenes that they could film that didn't have the Captain in them. The first day offilming, which was supposed to be a day on the bridge, turned out to be a day of all Kim scenes.The very first day of filming Voyager, period, day one, was all Kim. I was already nervous enough,this being my first show, my first anything [major], I was afraid I was going to fall flat on my face.But it was a great day because I got a lot of people supporting me: Armin Shimmerman, Quark ofDS9, [we did] a scene in Quark's Bar, he gave me some tips, calmed me down, made some jokesabout things, and later that week, the producers of Voyager were quite happy with what they sawfrom me, and that was pretty much an indication of how the ball started rolling.

ICC> What would you tell college students aspiring to go into film/TV?

Wang> I think no matter what area of film or TV you go into, whether acting, directing, or being anelectrician, give it a shot in the local talent, wherever you live. Go to the local production companythat does commercials, work for them; go to the local TV station; get your résumé together inwhatever state, city, suburb that you live in. Become the best in it where you live. Get yourrésumé out, get some income coming in, a little bit of a nest egg, and if that's what you really wantto do, then go to the major centers of what you want to do. If you want to do theatre, go to NewYork. If you want to do film, go to Los Angeles. And that's my best advice.

Sierra> In your interview with "Voyager" magazine, you mentioned that there weren't a lotof non-stereotypical roles for Asian-Americans, and you feel that your role as Harry Kimhas put you in a role model position. Do you feel you are succeeding at that, and couldyou also tell a bit more about this film [Hundred Percent] you had mentioned?

Wang> If you think about it, in the history of TV [since it began], there has only been four Asian-American roles, series regulars, who have been non-stereotypical for longer than two seasons, orlonger. Four in the history of television! In the sixties, Sulu on Star Trek, George Takei. In theseventies, Detective Jack Su on Barney Miller. In the eighties, undercover cop Dustin Winn on 21Jump Street -- and when I say non-stereotypical, there's no accents, no chop-saki -- and in thenineties, there's Harry Kim, on Voyager. That's a sad state of things, when you think about it,because not every Asian person in this country speaks with a heavy accent. There are a lot ofimmigrants, but there is also a large percentage of the Asian-American population that is Asian-American, that speaks completely [the same] -- you wouldn't be able to tell the difference over thephone. So I find that a little disconcerting, and that's what I'm trying to do, is to be the role modelthat pushes it to the next level. Because there will come a time when they'll be able to cast anAsian-American in a Lethal Weapon-type role. Mel Gibson *and* Asian-American actor X, Y,whatever. I'm hoping to push through to that level, and if Hollywood doesn't allow me to do that, Iwill make that niche for myself.

The film that I just did was called Hundred Percent. It's a comedy about all Asian-AmericanGeneration Xers. There are three main storylines going on, I play Troy Toshima, a young up-and-coming Asian-American actor who gets his big break in a big studio film with a big budget andbeautiful co-star, the whole nine yards, and his trials and tribulations in dealing with that. There'sanother storyline where the character, Slim Kim is his name, he's a short Korean guy withdreadlocks, he's a Rastafarian-Asian guy, you don't see that very often. ::laughs:: He's great, he'sclassic; all he does is he smokes out the entire movie, he's just always got the bong with him. Youjust never see this kind of portrayal of Asians! Then you have a character, Isaac Chang, he worksin a Bohemian coffeehouse and dresses like a skateboarder. [The film] just follows the lives ofthese three characters, they're friends, the twists and turns in Venice, CA. It's a great, hip flickwith a lot of humor.

Sierra> Where would you like to see Harry Kim go? He was very innocent and fresh-eyedin Caretaker.

Wang> I don't know if he was so much innocent, so much as inexperienced; if you think about it,that was his very first mission, Voyager, a two-week mission which has ended up lasting now [afew] years. So there's inexperience, and originally they wanted the character as a very naive,almost Gomer Pyle-ish, is the way it was written. Then they changed it; they said 'No, we don'twant him to be like Woody Harrelson's on Cheers. We don't want him to be stupid; we want himto be smart, intelligent, knowledgeable; just without the battle experience, without the real-worldexperience.' He hasn't had that 'test' of dealing with reality; he's not seasoned yet.

Now, third season, for me, I think I'm already progressed past that point; I'm to the point whereyes, Kim can handle situations now, Kim can do this. I think it's time to promote the guy! I mean,literally, stop writing episodes where he still comes off like, 'Hey guys, let's go get a popsicle!' orsomething. It's too young, kind of; some of the writers are still in the old Kim. And you've got toconstantly progress the character to keep audiences interested. I think that the next thing thathappens to the character is there should be a deep secret in his past, something that happened tohim before he got on Voyager, which nobody knows about, which comes through maybe via Keshaving a premonition, she sees his past and it affects what he does in a combat situation or someother life-threatening situation. [side note this interview was conducted before Seven of Nine,obviously ;)]

Sierra> Obviously you've gotten over the first-convention jitters. What do you like anddislike about doing conventions?

Wang> I don't like having to rush over to a convention, say, on the East coast; I prefer if I don'thave to work on Friday because then I can come out on Friday. The rushing over is horriblebecause I end up not being able to give my all; my energy level isn't as high as it usually is. Ienjoy going to conventions because I get to meet people; I get to tell people about who I am; theyget to see my personality and my comedic side. And I think conventions are fun, personally; Ienjoy doing them.

Thanks again to Garrett Wang for spending the time to do this interview. :) -- USF Sierra

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BIRTHDAY LIST FOR THE CASTS OF STAR TREKS=====================================

Don't forget to mark your calendars folks. Do you share the same birthday with your favoritecharacter? Check this section out each PADD to find out if you do.

MAY~~~~~~~~~~

5th- Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat, DS9/and much more)23rd- Joan Collins (Edith Keeler, TOS)30th- Colm Meaney (Chief O'Brien, TNG/DS9)

JUNE~~~~~~~~~~1st- Rene Auberjnois (ODO, DS9)2nd- Sally Kellerman (Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, TOS)13th- Malcom McDowell ( Dr. Soran, TNG [Generations])21st- Mariette Hartley (Zarabeth, TOS)22nd- Tim Russ (Lt. Tuvok, VOY/and more on the other series')

Know of anyone that I missed let me know at FCptAriell@aol.com.

BIRTHDAYS OF THE USF SIM GROUP MEMBERS=======================================

~~If you don't tell me I don't know~~

NOTE #1 -- If you transfer your character to another ship or you get promoted please let meknow. I will note it here on our birthday list. Otherwise I will just leave your old rank and shiplisted.

~~Please make sure all correspondence goes to FCptAriell@aol.com~~

NOTE # 2 -- As always please be sure to put PADD BIRTHDAY in the subject line. Thank you. ~~Make up a birthday or use your own~~

NOTE # 3 -- Remember that if you haven't made a birthday for your character just use yourown birthday for your character. Years are not necessary.

FINAL NOTE: If you have sent me your birthday and you do not see it listed here PLEASETELL ME. Again thank you for all of the responses. ~~FCptAriell~~ ===================================================

ALDRIN (USS)-----------------------------------Jan. 22nd- Commander Quint Kivo (USFKivo)================================================

AGAMEMNON (USS)-----------------------------------Sept. 15th- Ensign Austian Jacobs================================================

DARMOK (USS)--------------------------Jan. 8th- Lieutenant Commander Sarvok Cha'Tavek (LCmrSarvok)Feb. 10th- Commander Damara (CdrDamara)May 16th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Morgane (retired)July 1st- Lieutenant (Doctor) James Huston (DrJHuston)Nov. 9th- Captain Ahrele Johannson (CaptAhrele)=================================================

DARKPATH (USS)

-----------------------------May 23rd- Commander Ektor (USFLDEktor)June 1st- First Lieutenant Chelsea Austin (Lt1Chelsea)Dec. 4th- First Lieutenant Iron (FstLtIron)=================================================

ECLIPSE (USS)-------------------------Jan. 30th- Lieutenant Kaiyana Latuur (LtKaiyana)Feb. 20th- Lieutenant (JG) Lyra RoseJuly 26th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Nveid Khaesl tr'KhnialmneaAug. 2nd- Fleet Captain Eileen Shodan-O'Brien (USFShodan)=================================================

EVEREST (STARBASE)-------------------------------------Jan. 11th- Lieutenant Commander Mel'Zhon Obrien (LCdrObrien)May 16th- Lieutenant Commander Ashley Mars (retired)June 1st- First Lieutenant Stacey Kassmar (retired)Oct. 7th- Commander Tage Baxter (CdrTage)Nov. 8th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Miles Robert-Nerys (LtJGNerys)Nov. 13th- Lieutenant Commander Wes C' Rusher (retired)Nov. 15th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Mike W (retired)Dec. 23rd- Commander Koric Hawkins (USFHawk)=================================================

FEDERATION (USS)--------------------------------Jan. 5th- Lieutenant Anne Farnah Molari (retired)Jan. 22nd- Lieutenant James Michael Riker (LtJimRiker)Feb. 4th- First Lieutenant Serena Powell-Shrader (DrSShrader)Feb. 10th- Commander Tamara Zekad (CdrTamara)March 24th -- First Lieutenant Kyrax Joven Akerio (CnslAkerio)April 5th- Ensign James Paul Wolfe (retired)April 9th- Commander Joval (CmdrJoval)June 15th- Lieutenant Kevin, X (retired)July 28th- Lieutenant Commander Michael Form (LCmdrMike)Sept. 23rd- First Lieutenant Micklach (retired) (RawlMick)Oct. 27th- Lieutenant Commander Rogue Quodlibet-Chid (retired)Oct. 27th- Lieutenant Edenic Quodlibet (retired)Nov. 9th- Fleet Captain Ariell Johannson-Riker (FCptAriell)Dec. 27th - Lieutenant Commander JAW (LtCmdrJAW)=================================================

HALIFAX (USS)-----------------------May 22nd- Lieutenant Commander Shane Kew-El Booker (LCmrBooker)July 2nd- Commander Kel (USFKell)Sept. 7th- Captain Aarek Dakor (USFDakor)=================================================

HERMES (USS)-------------------------Feb. 28th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Bo Duster (BoDuster)Feb. 29th- Lieutenant Bonnie Duster (LtBonnie)Mar. 5th - First Lieutenant Sydney T'Nemelt (retired)May 16th- Captain Grant-Storm (USFGrant)

May 19th- Captain Richard Semino, retired (USFRSemino)May 19th- Commander Bethany Semino (retired)Oct. 27th- Madison Javaro (MadsJavaro)Dec. 8th- Lieutenant Commander Sabrina Tearin DuCant (LCmrDuCant)=================================================

INTEGRITY-----------------May 1st- Lieutenant Commander Ryan (LtCmdrRyan)Nov. 22nd- Lieutenant Aeon X (Lt Aeon X)Dec. 13th- Lt. Mavelle Katara Rand, M.D (DrMavelle)=================================================

KEMO SABAY (USS)---------------------------------April 25th- Lieutenant Alidar (LtAlidar)May 3rd- Fleet Captain Ultimo (USFUltimoH)May16th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Amber Fox (DoctorAFox)Aug. 14th- Captain Tristaoncia Habrandona (CaptTrista)=================================================

KHAZARA (Romulan)--------------------------------July 27th- Commander Sela (retired)=================================================

LOTHLORIEN (USS)-------------------------------May 12th- Commander Josh (USFJosh)Aug. 4th- First Lieutenant B Hobbes (LtHobbes1)Sept. 12th- Lieutenant Junior Grade Miles Robert-Nerys (LtJGNerys) =================================================

MARQUESAS (USS)-------------------------------Mar. 14th- Commander Maarek Steele (CmdrMaarek)=================================================

NIGALA (STATION)------------------------------May 16th- Lieutenant Commander Donna Jade (LtCdrJade)Nov. 19th- Charrlette Sandrine (Civillian)=================================================

ODYSSEY (USS)---------------------------Nov. 19th- Meelix Robert Nerys (LtJGNerys)Nov. 25th- Ensign Doug (EnsDoug465)=================================================

POTEMKIN (USS)----------------------------Jan. 17th- Commander Robert Mason (retired)Jan. 30th- Lieutenant Commander Arsiah Raptor (LcdrRaptor)July 4th- First Lieutenant Back (retired)Aug. 20th- Ensign Vladimir Pertovka (EnsignVlad)Sept 4th- First Lieutenant Jackie Alkar (retired)

Oct. 27th- Captain Sierra Rhydarr (CptnSierra)Dec. 1st - Commander Katarina Janar (CdrKJanar)Dec. 18th- Captain Putty (CaptPutty)Dec. 23rd- Ensign Kathrine O'Dell (retired)=================================================

RODDENBERRY (USS)------------------------------------April 23rd- Lieutenant Commander Edward Darign (LtCdr Ed)July 9th- Lieutenant Jon Harwood (Lt Jonny)July 12th- Lieutenant Commander Ellen Yuch-Qorgh (LtCmdrEllen)Oct. 31st- First Lieutenant RayDec13th- Lt. Mavelle Katara Rand, M.D (DrMavelle)=================================================

SOG---------Oct. 29th- Alexandra Jean Kelly (SOGAlex)=================================================

STEALTH (USS)-------------------------Aug. 14th- Lieutenant Commander JantakDec. 30th- Lieutenant Commander Stacy Bones Harris (LtCdrBones)=================================================

SUNDANCER-------------------------Jan. 9th - Lieutenant Commander Bargeil Leen (Beeg)Oct. 10th- Commander Hughes (USFHughes)Oct. 26th- Captain Karral (Kari) (CaptKarral)

-/\- USF TRIVIA ANSWERS-/\-April Edition

Submitted by USFShodanQuestions: USFArronax, USFShodan

=/\=THE NEXT GENERATION=/\=

Who said these lines and, if not to themseves, to whom? (Hint- they're all major characters.)

1. "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under yourbed. It's not safe out here. It's wonderous with..... But it's not for the timid."ANS: Q to Picard

2. "Now if these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it."ANS: Picard to himself quoting Shakespeare

3. "If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe."ANS: Crusher to herself

4. "The advocate will refrain from making her opponent dissapear."ANS: Data to Ardra in Devil's Due

5. "Men do not roar; women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects and claw at you."ANS: Worf to Wesley

6. "Yes, absolutely, I do indeed concur, wholeheartedly."ANS: Riker to the computer confirming deactivation of self-destruct.

=/\=VOYAGER =/\=

Name the speakers.

1) "You're an incredible woman."ANS: Commander Chakotay said this to Captain Janeway

2) "Get the cheese to Sickbay."ANS: B’Elanna Torres.

=/\= DEEP SPACE NINE =/\=

1) In "Family Business" why did Quark have to return home?ANS: He went home to rescue (help) his mother, who had broken a law. It is against Ferengi lawfor a female to earn a profit. His mother broke this law rather spectacularly.

2) What are the Scrian refugeese searching for? ANS: a planet of legend called Kintana

=/\= MOVIES =/\=

1) Who was the Deltan navigator in Star Trek: The Motion Picture?ANS: Ilia

=/\= The Original Series =/\=

1) In the episode "The Deadly Years" what was the cure for the away team's advanced aging?ANS: adrenaline

2) In what episode did Kirk get married?ANS: “The Paradise Syndrome”

SCI FI/FANTASY CONVENTION LISTING (Updated 4/23/98)

by FCptAriell

THE WEB PAGE IS MOVING. As you can see from above I was promoted. Thenew address will be http://members.aol.com/fcptariell/convention.html Please changeyour bookmarks and let everyone you know, know that the page has changed. I began doing the convention listing for the USF PADD almost 2 years ago. In May of 97 Ibegan an even more up to date convention listing on the web. It is there for those of you whowant to remain more current than once a month, or want to recheck some information. For allthose of you who have read the listing in this publication and visited my web listing I would like tosay thank you.

A particular thank you to all of you who have visited the convention web page(http://members.aol.com/fcptariell/convention.html) since May of 1997. It isso great that as of 4/23/98 we've had almost 1800 visitors. Due to the nominating from a

convention web site member we have won the IFT web link of the month of January 1998. ::clapsand smiles::

It takes a lot of effort to keep both of these lists current, and knowing that you are visiting,and enjoying, the site makes it all worthwhile to me. Thank you again.

PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL CONVENTIONS IN YOUR AREA BECAUSE GUESTLISTS AND DATES DO CHANGE. This site it maintained to help you find theconventions in your area, but I am not responsible is some conventions change their guest listsand dates. Please check the web site or e-mail address for each site so that you can find out ifthere are any changes to the convention that you wish to attend. Thank You. :-)

Star Trek/Science Fiction Cruises

Check out either http://members.aol.com/cruisetrek/cruisek.html or http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/seatrek/seatrek.htm for CruiseTrek and SeaTrek

information on cruise conventions. Safe sailing !!

International Listings

Our INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION LISTING will be growing by leaps andbounds as I have found a wonderful place on the net listing conventions in England,

Germany, Scottland, and more. As soon as I can get them all typed up there will will apage dedicated solely to the international conventions. Until then why not check out this great

site, where I found the majority of the international convention listings,http://alethea.ukc.ac.uk/SU/Societies/StarTrek/Conventions/

Another fine source of International Convention is http://www.smof.com/conlist.htm This sitewas just recently submitted to me, but I am sure that those of you overseas will want to check itout. I just want to make sure that all of you are able to find the conventions nearest to you. :-)

This is the one stop that you should make to find out if anyone will be in your area soon. Thereare two main convention lists. One is a list of the Conventions in the United States (listed bystate). The other list contains the international conventions (including England, Austria, Australia,Ireland, Germany and Canada). If you see a ( ) around the name of a company like (CreationEntertainment) then that means to look at the end of the page for the address to that web site.

The Conventions are listed under the city and state that they are going to take place in. Iapologize if any of the information is incorrect. The people that run and schedule theseconventions change their minds frequently. We will continue to try to get the most accurateinformation that we can to you.

Please forward all comments, questions, and information to FCptAriell@aol.com. If you knowof a convention coming to your area, please send the information to me. Try to send me as muchof the information as possible , as this will help me to pass it on to other readers. In the subjectarea please put CONVENTION. This will help me to answer you faster. Thank you.

~Fleet Captain Ariell Johannson-Riker~ CO, USS Federation

NOTE: As always if you have any information on where to get convention informationfrom then please let me know. I am constantly searching for more web site and e-mailsources. If you know of any convention web sites or e-mail addresses please send it to me. I amtrying to get on as many mailing lists as I can to bring the best convention listing to you.

PERSONAL NOTE: I am looking for any conventions that have the FOREVERKNIGHT cast or crew at them. I liked the show, and I would like to see Nigel Bennett orGeraint Wyn Davies in a convention setting. I know that there are others who would beinterested in this information as well.

LOOKING FOR .... I have someone who has contacted me looking for any Bond conventions. Ifyou have any information on this type of convention please let me know. I am a fan of Bondmyself as well. :-)

United States Conventions Listing

ALABAMA

July 24-26, 1998 Birmingham, AL (Temporal Disturbance, Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center andSheraton Civic Center Hotel) Guests include several people from the creative, illustrative and visionary aspects of sciencefiction and fantasy shows and comics: David Duncan, Lee Eric Shackleford, Scooter Tidwell, MarcusLusk, C.B. Smith, Matt Murray, Stephen Bennett, Jeff Tatarek, and Hal Jones. {For more informationplease check out http://www.geocities.com/area51/chamber/4780/ }------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA

1. May 30, 1998 Phoenix, AZ (Star Trek Convention: Civic Plaza) Leonard Nimoy is the esteemed guest of honor for this convention. Mr. Nimoy will only besigning 300 autographs per the instructions on Creation's site. Contact them ASAP if you want topurchase the autograph tickets. (Creation Entertainment)

2. May 31, 1998 Phoenix, AZ (Hercules/Xena Convention: Civic Plaza) Guest Scheduled: Robert Trebor. (Creation Entertainment)

3. June 6-7, 1998 Tucson, AZ (The Original Series Fab Four) Come see the Fab Four of Star Trek: The Original Series: Jimmy Doohan, George Takei,Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig. Also attending will be Chase Masterson, Beverly Washburn, andStephen Furst (Babylon 5). (Please check out Slanted Fedora -- Formerly Trek Productions.)------------------------------------------------

CALIFORNIA

1. July 2-5, 1998 San Diego, CA (Westercon 51) Scheduled to appear are: Katherine Kurtz, Scott MacMillan, Sue Dawe, Forrest J. Ackerman,Kary Mullis, and Special Guest J. Michael Straczynski. {For more information check outhttp://www.westercon.org/sandiego/}

2. July 24-26, 1998 San Jose, CA (San Jose DoubleTree Inn) More details to come. {For more information before it is posted here check outhttp://www.starquest.org/}

3. August 1-2, 1998 San Francisco, CA (Star Trek Convention: Masonic Center) Guests Include: Leonard Nimoy, Garrett Wang and Marc Alaimo. (Creation Entertainment)

4. August 7-9, 1998 Los Angeles, CA (Airport Hilton) WILLIAM CAMPBELL'S FANTASTICON: William Campbell has played Trelane, Kolothand other Star Trek characters. He puts on this show once a year, and is an all out BLOWOUT ofStar Trek, Babylon5, and other science fiction actors. Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/fantast/fantast98.htm for more information and updates as theyare available.

5. September 4-6, 1998 Universal City, CA (Universal City Hilton and Towers, Battlestar Galactica 20Yahren Reunion) Guests Include: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Terry Carter, Herb Jefferson, Anne Lockhart,Jack Stauffer, Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson, and Stu Phillips. {Check out

http://www.wcos.com/cerebus/ or E-Mail RainyDazer@aol.com for more information and updates asthey are available.}

6. October 16-18, 1998 Los Angeles, CA (Voice of the Resistance) This is a Babylon 5 BLOWOUT convention. Guests Include: Bruce Boxleitner, ClaudiaChristian, Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, Peter Jurasik, Stephen Furst, Mira Furlan, Patricia Tallman, BullMumy, Wayne Alexander, Jason Carter, Ed Wasser, Robin Downes (Byron), Wortham Krimmer(Cartagia), Tim Chodate (Zathras), Denise Gentile (Lisa Hampton), Johnny Sekka (Dr Kyle), JoshuaCox (Lt Corwin), Walter Koenig (Bester), and many many more to be announced. {Check outhttp://members.aol.com/vorcon1/ for more information.}

7. October 18, 1998 San Francisco, CA (Hercules/Xena: Masonic Center) Guests Already Confirmed: Hudson Leick (Callisto). (Creation Entertainment)

8. November 21, 1998 Burbank, CA (Salute to Star Trek: Airport Hilton) Guests Already Confirmed: Marina Sirtis. (Creation Entertainment)9. November 22, 1998 Burbank, CA (Salute to Babylon 5: Airport Hilton) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)

10. November 27-29, 1998 Burbank, CA (Loscon 25: Burbank Airport Hilton) Guests Already Confirmed: David Brin, Sue Dawe, Marjii Ellers, plus usually about 50-70authors and other guests. {Check out http://www.lasfs.org/ or E-Mail Loscon25@lasfs.org for moreinformation}

11. January 23-24, 1999 Los Angeles, CA (Annual Hercules/Xena Convention: Santa Monica CivicAuditorium) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)

12. January 30, 1999 Sacramento, CA (Star Trek Salute: Convention Center) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)

13. February 12-15, 1999 Van Nuys, CA (Gallifrey 1999: Airtel Plaza Hotel) Guests Include: Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Gary Russell, Paul Cornell, Keith Topping,and David McIntee. {Check out http://www.concentric.net/~Jslyon/ or E-Mail GallyOne@aol.com formore information.}

14. April 23-25, 1999 Pasadena, CA (Star Trek Grand Slam: Pasadena Center) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)--------------------------------------------

COLORADO

August 28-30, 1998 Denver, CO (Starcon 98': ) Guests Include: Roxann Dawson, Chase Masterson, and Max Godenchik. {Check outhttp://www.starland.com for more information.} --------------------------------------------

FLORIDA

1. May 15-17, 1998 St. Ptersburg, FL (Vulkon St. Petersburg) Guests Include: Aron Eisenberg, Andrew Robinson, and Mark Allen Sheppard. {Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions}

2. May 28-30, 1998 Cape Canaveral, FL Guests Include: J. Michael Straczynski, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Julie Caitlin Brown, JasonCarter, Larry DiTillio, Harlan Ellison, Patricia Tallman, Peter David, Jim Lockett, David Gerrold, ArneStarr, SM Stirling, and John Vornholt {I am looking for where you can receive more information onthis convention}

3. May 29-31, 1998 Fort Lauderdale, FL (South Florida Sci-Fi Festival, Fort Lauderdale Marriott North)

Guests Include: Gary Lockwood, Paul Carr, Josh Clark (Voyager and Babylon 5), and MaryKay Adams (DS9 and Babylon 5). {E-Mail trekintime@aol.com for more information.}

4. June 5-7, 1998 Orlando, FL (Adam's Mark Hotel) Guests Include: Jerry Doyle (Babylon 5) . More guests will be listed as soon as they areavailable. Check out http://www.ao.net/~tachycon/event.htm for more information on this conventionor check out http://www.ao.net/~tachycon/ for information on previous conventions and the site map ofeverything they have to offer.

5. August 28-30, 1998 Orlando, FL (Vulkon Orlando) Guests Include: Robert Beltran and Henry Darrow (Both Confirmed). {Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions}

6. October 2-4, 1998 St. Petersburg, FL (Vulkon St. Petersburg) Marina Sirtis (Invited). {Check out http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm -Vulkon Conventions}

7. November 8, 1998 Orlando, FL (Third Annual Orlando Autograph Show, The Forbidden PlanetReunion) {Check out http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions formore information} -------------------------------------------

GEORGIA

1. May 22-24, 1998 Altanta, GA (Vulkon Atlanta) Guests Include: Ethan Phillips and Robin Atkin Downes (Byron, Babylon5) {Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions for more information}

2. June 5-7, 1998 Altanta, GA (JurassiCon, Howard Johnson Midtown) Guests Include: Ray Harryhausen, Dr. David Schwimmer, Rick C. Spears, J. Cameron Thyme,and Craig Hamilton. This convention is to help benefit dinosaur research.

3. September 3-6, 1998 Atlanta, GA (DragonCon Hyatt Regency Atlanta) Guests Include: Anthony Daniels (C3-PO), Patricia Tallman, Stephen Furst, Harlan Ellison, andmany more guests and writers. Check out http://www.dragoncon.org for more information and acomplete guest list.

4. November 20-22, 1998 Atlanta, GA (Vulkon Atlanta) Guests Include: Marina Sirtis (Invited). {Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions for more information.} -------------------------------------------

IDAHO

November 20-22, 1998 Boise, ID (The Original Series Fab Four) Come see the Fab Four of Star Trek: The Original Series: Jimmy Doohan, George Takei,Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig. (Please check out Slanted Fedora -- Formerly TrekProductions.)-------------------------------------------

ILLINOIS

October 2-4, 1998 Collinsville, IL (Archon 22: Collinsville Gateway Center and Holiday Inn) Guests already include Lester Smith. {For more information you can check outhttp://www.stlf.org/archon}---------------------------------------------

INDIANA

1. September 26, 1998 Hammond, IN (Summertrek '98', Purdue University-Calumet Athletic Building)

The guest list will be coming soon. Please check outhttp://www.garrisonent.com/ainsworth/summertrek/ or E-Mail ainsworth@iftcommand.com for moreinformation as it is available.

2. October 2-4, 1998 Portage, IN (Maquis Gras '98) Guests Include: Jack Donner and Paul Carr (The Original Series, Star Trek), Mark Kay Adams(Babylon 5, Na'Toth, and Deep Space Nine, Grilka), and Margaret Bonanno. {For more informationplease E-mail bejen@maquis.com or check out http://www.maquis.com/mfa and click on Maquis Gras)---------------------------------------------

MARYLAND

1. June 26-28, 1998 Hunt Valley, MD Guests Include: Bill Mumy (Babylon 5/Lost In Space), Robert Duncan McNeill (Star Trek),J.G. Hertzler (Star Trek), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers), Ann C. Crispin, Peter David, Tim DeHaas,Michael Jan Freidman, Bob Greenberger, Jaqueline Lichtenberg, Howard Weinstein, Joan Winston,Kirk Borne, Helen Hart, Phil Plait, Christian Ready, Eric Smith, and Ray Villard. {For moreinformation check out http://members.aol.com/shoreleave/ to get the updates hot off the presses. :-)

2. August 5 - 9 1998 Baltimore, MD (Baltimore Convention Center/Inner Harbors Hotels) Guests Include: C.J. Cherryh, Milt Rothman, Stanley Schmidt, Michael Whelan, and SpecialGuest: J. Michael Straczynski. {For more information E-mail bucconeer@bucconeer.worldcon.org (place subscribe in the subject) or check out http://www.bucconeer.worldcon.org.}----------------------------------------------

MASSACUSETTS

1. July 11-12, 1998 Boston, MA (Visions '98' Boston's Premier Sci Fi and Comic Gaming: BaysideExpo Center) Guests Includes: Jeri Ryan, Alexander Siddig, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, MartaKristen, Mark Goddard, Erin Murphy Eden, Andrew Prine, Richard Herd, Gary Wolf, and Inge Heyer.(Contact ivisions@cape.com or check out http://www.digiflicks.com/visions.htm for more information.)

2. July 31 - August 2, 1998 Taunton, MA (RebelCon '98' Taunton Holiday Inn) The guest list already includes J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5. You can findmore information about this convention at http://www.rebelcon.com/

3. November 20-22, 1998 Springfield, MA (United Fan Con 8, Marriott) Guests Already Confirmed: Tim Russ and Louise Jameson (Dr. Who). {Check outhttp://www.pcnet.com/~alanr/ufc.html or E-Mail ufancon@aol.com for more information.}----------------------------------------------

MICHIGAN

August 22-23, 1998 Dearborn, MI (Star Trek Convention: Dearborn Civic Center) More details to come (Creation Entertainment)----------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA

1. August 8, 1998 Minneapolis, MN (Star Trek: Convention Center) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)

2. August 9, 1998 Minneapolis, MN (Hercules/Xena: Convention Center) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)----------------------------------------------

MISSOURI

May 22-24, 1998 Kansas City. MO (ConQuesT 29: Park Place Hotel) Guests Include: K.W. Jeter, Keith Berdak, Gerald Burton, Vic Millan, Robin Wayne Bailey, BillBaldwin, Marty Burke, Crispin Burnham, Rob Chilson, Glen Cook, Davi Dee, Suzette Haden Elgin,

Randy Farran, Diana G. Galagher, Jame Gunn, Jeff Hughes, Lee Killough, Sandra C. Morrese,Deborah Laffer Oversen, Paula Helm Murray, Stephen Pagel, Selina Rosen, Kurt Roth, Lucy Sync,Mark W. Tiedmann, Mac Tonnies, Rick Urdiales, Dayton Ward, K. D. Wentworth, William F. Wu.{Check out http://home.unicom.net/~sfreader/ConQuesT.htm for more information}----------------------------------------------

NEW JERSEY

August 29-30, 1998 Cherry Hill, NJ (Hercules/Xena: Hilton) Guests Include: Hudson Leick, and Karl Urban. (Creation Entertainment)----------------------------------------------

NEVADA

November 14,, 1998 Las Vegas, NV (Star Trek: Union Plaza Hotel) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)------------------------------------------------

NEW YORK

1. May 15-17, 1998 Kiamesha Lake, NY (Northeast Supercon '98', Concord Resort Hotel andConvention Center) Guests Include: John de Lancie, Erin Gray & Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers), Gary Lockwood,Robert Trebor, and Peter David. Even more guests will be announced the closer they get to theconvention, so check out http://www.productivity-partners.com/supercon.htm to keep updated on thisevent. You can also e-mail CelEntCorp@aol.com.

2. November 28-29, 1998 New York Area, NY (Annual Thanksgiving Star Trek Convention:Meadowlands Hilton) Guests Already Confirmed: Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis. (Creation Entertainment)

3. January 16-17, 1999 Manhattan, NY (Fangoria's Weekend) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)-----------------------------------------------

OHIO

1. May 1-3, 1998 Columbus, OH (Marcon 33, Hyatt Regency) Guests Include: Lois McMaster Bujold, Robin Wood, Melody Asplund-Faith, Joel Rosenberg,Julius Schwartz, Ookla the Mok, and Dr. Tom Burns. {For more information check outhttp://www.marcon.org or E-Mail info@marcon.org}

2. June 13-14, 1998 Cleveland, OH (Vulkon Cleveland) Guests Include: Robert Duncan McNeill, Anne Lockhart (Battlestar Galactica), and DaveMcDonnell (Starlog Magazine Editor). {Check out http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm- Vulkon Conventions for more information}

3. October 30-November 1, 1998 Cleveland, OH (Vulkon Cleveland) Guests Include: Marina Sirtis (Invited). {Check outhttp://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/upcoming.htm - Vulkon Conventions for more information} -----------------------------------------------

OREGON

May 23-24, 1998 Eugene, OR (The Fab Four Tour, Eugene Hilton) The FAB FOUR TOUR ofStar Trek continues in Oregon. James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, and Walter Koenig arescheduled to appear. Also attending will be Chase Masterson, Beverly Washburn, and Stephen Furst(Babylon 5). (Slanted Fedora)-----------------------------------------------

PENNSYLVANIA

1. May 22-25, 1998 Hidden Valley, PA (Hidden Valley Resort) This convention is scheduled to be a tribute to the late and great, multitalented actor MarkLenard. This whole convention is dedicated to that purpose. All proceeds of this conveniton willbenefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Robert and Catherine "Lenard" Felix {Authors of MarkLenard's biography}, Walter Koenig, Mark Allen Sheppard (Morn:DS9), Robin Curtis, Dr LawrenceSchoen, Carl Taliaferro, and Paula Crist are already on the guest list for this one. Marc Okrand(Founder of the Klingon language) and Lawrence Schoen (Klingon Language Intstitute) will also beavailable at this event. (Check out http://www.nb.net/~qsera/praxis/praxis.html for more information onthe convention and updates as they are available)

2. June 6-7, 1998 Valley Forge, PA (Star Trek: Fort Expo Center) Guests Already Confirmed: Leonard Nimoy. (Creation Entertainment)

3. July 22-26, 1998 Bensalem, PA (The 5th Annual Klingon Language Institute, Comfort Inn justoutside of Philadelphia) For more information on this please check out http://www.kli.org

4. August 1-2, 1998 Valley Forge, PA (The Fab Four Tour) Guests Include: James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, and Walter Koenig. Alsoattending will be Chase Masterson, Beverly Washburn, and Stephen Furst (Babylon 5). {SlantedFedora}------------------------------------------------

TEXAS

1. May 29-31, 1998 Irving, TX (Project: A-Kon 9, Harvey Hotel) Guests Include: Will Allison, Dean Hsieh, Steve Bennett, Shawn "The Touched", Pat Duke, ElinWinkler, Tavi Cat Comics, Robert Woodhead, Newton Ewell, Scott Frazier, Any Howard, MitsuhisaIshikawa, Kuni Kimura, Lee Madison, Neil Nadelman, Nene', and Lance Pope. {For more informationplease check out http://www.cyberramp.net/~phoenix/akon.html}

2. September 18-20, 1998 Dallas, TX (Stellar Occassion V, Sheraton Dallas-Brookhollow) Guest: Stephen Furst (Babylon 5, Vir Cotto). {For more information check outhttp://www.cyberramp.net/~phoenix/stellar.html

3. January 2, 1999 Dallas Area, TX (Star Trek: Plano Center) More details to come. (Creation Entertainment)-------------------------------------------------

VIRGINIA

1. June 6, 1998 McGaheysville, VA (Cardassian Con '98', Massanutten Four-Season Resort) Special Guest: Casey Biggs (Gul Damar, Deep Space 9). There will also be a Charity Auctionand Luncheon. Contact Chris Heinemann at PO Box 322, McGaheysville, VA 22840 or E-Mailridgemeclh@aol.com

2. October 9-11, 1998 Salem, VA Guest list already includes: Gil Gerrard and Erin Gray (Buck Rogers), Richard Biggs (Babylon5), Hal Clement, Deanna Lund, Beverly McDermott, David MacIntee, Michele Matheson, JoyceMeadows, and France Nuyen (Contact oakman@roanoke.infi.net for more information)------------------------------------------------

WEST VIRGINIA

June 27-28, 1998 Charleston, WV (The Fab Four Tour) Guests Include: James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, and Walter Koenig. Alsoattending will be Chase Masterson, Beverly Washburn, and Stephen Furst (Babylon 5). {SlantedFedora}------------------------------------------------

WISCONSIN

September 25-27, 1998 Madison, WI (Mad Media 5, Captial Conference Center) Guests Include: Harlan Ellison, Stephen Furst (Vir, Babylon 5), Peter David, Timothy Zahn, NeilGaiman, Joan Vinge, Donald R. Scmitt, Mike Baron and mroe to come. {Check outhttp://www.madmedia.org for more information.}

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INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION LIST

Don't forget to send me information on the International Conventions that you knowabout.

Remember that you can check out -----http://alethea.ukc.ac.uk/SU/Societies/StarTrek/Conventions/ for the latest in InternationalConvention listings. A great thanks to those that are maintaining that page. Drop them a line to letthem know if you like the site.

Another fine source of International Convention is http://www.smof.com/conlist.htm Thissite was just recently submitted to me, but I am sure that those of you overseas will want to check itout. I just want to make sure that all of you are able to find the conventions nearest to you. :-)

AUSTRALIA

1. April 24-27, 1998 Perth (Orchard Hotel) Guests Include: Lois McMaster Bujold, Tess Williams, and Grant Stone. {For more informationcheck out http://www.gu.uwa.edu.au/swancon or E-mail swancon23@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au}

2. June 5-8 1998 Hobart (Hadley's Hotel Hobart) Guests Include: Leanne Frahm {For more information write P.O. Box 55 Battery Point Tas7004}

3. September 2-6, 1999 (Yes that's 1999) Melbourne (Aussiecon 3: Melbourne Convention Center) Guests Include: Gregory Benford and Bruce Gillespie. {For more information E-Mailinfo@aussiecon3.worldcon.org or check out http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org/ for moreinformation} ------------------------------------------------

AUSTRIA

October 16-18, 1998 Vienna, Austria (Austrotel, Vienna Con 98') Guests Already Included: Richard Arnold. {For more information and updates on the guest listplease write to Galactic Friendship, c/o Karin Embacher, Kummergasse 7/5 1A, 1210 Vienna, Austra.}------------------------------------------------

CANADA

1. May 15-17, 1998 Winnipeg, Manitoba (Keycon 15: Ramada Marlborough Hotel) Guests Already Included: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Frank Kelly Freas, DrLaura Brodian Freas, Bruce Hyde, Connie Lyon, Pablo Hidalgo, Robert Pasternak, Igor Korday, andDoug Whiteway. {Check out http://www.icenter.net/~stornel/keycon/Keycon.htm for moreinformation.}

2. June 5-7, 1998 Toronto, Ontario (Radissona Hotel, Ad Astra 98') Canada's Premier Lieterary Science Fiction Convention. Guests Include: Josepha Sherman(Editor), Bob Eggleton (Artist), and Glen Cook (Writer). {Check outhttp://terra.phys.yorku.ca/~white/adastra.html for more information.}

3. July 10-12, 1998 Toronto, Ontario (Regal COnstellation Hotel, Toronto Trek 12) Guest Include: (Star Trek) Robert Beltran and Richard Arnold, (Battlestar Galactica) RichardHatch and Anne Lockhart, (Babylon 5) Jason Carter and Jeff Conaway, (Comic Book Artists)Leonard Kirk, Terry Pallot, Ron Boyd, and Tom Wegrzyn, and (Other Special Guests) Julie E.Czerneda, Larry Stewart and NovaD. {Check out http://www.icomm.ca/tcon/ for more information.} ,

4. November 6-8, 1998 Toronto, Ontario (Radisson East Don Valley, Primedia) Guests Include: Walter Koenig, Rick Green and Ty Templeton. {Check outhttp://www.interlog.com/~kcozens/primedia/ for more information.}------------------------------------------------

ENGLAND/UNITED KINGDOM

1. May 1-4, 1998 Manchester 45th British Star Trek Convention (The Palace Hotel) Guests Include: Robert Beltran. Check out this web page --http://www.dynamite.co.uk/wolf359/dominion.htm for more information on this convention.

2. July 10-12, 1998 Cardiff, Wales (Angel Hotel) Guests include: Colin Baker (Doctor Who) and Dave Prowse (Star Wars) {Other Sciencefiction actors and complete convention details can be found at Infinity's web site,http://www.cf.ac.uk/ccin/main/ents/sffc/infinity.html.}

3. July 17-19, 1998 Bristol, England (Nexus 98, Hilton National Hotel, Bristol) Peter Jurasik (Londo Molari, Babylon 5) is the guest of honor. {For more information on thisconvention please E-Mail nexus@cosham.demon.co.uk or check outhttp://www.cosham.demon.co.uk}

4. July 25-26, 1998 Heathrow, London, England (Radission Edwardian Hotel) Guests already include: Bruce Boxleitner and Jerry Doyle. (Check outhttp://www.dynamite.co.uk/wolf359/crusade.htm for more information)

5. September 26-27, 1998 Blackpool, Lanchasire, UK (Norbeck Castle, MultiCon 98') Guests already include: Richard Arnold, Lou Ferringo, Yvonne Craig, Mark Goddard, DaveProwse, Gary Kurtz, Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Michael Carter, Warwick Davis,Femi Taylor, Michael Sheard, Mike Edmonds, Julian Glover, Isla Blair, Barry Morse, Caroline Munro,and John Hollis. {For more information Call 0181-928-0800 or Write Muliton 98 (W), 12 MarshalseaRoad, London, SE1 1HL, UK}

6. Febraury 26-28, 1999 Kent, UK (Redemption '99', Ashford International Hotel) Guests already include: Gareth Thomas, Jane Killick, Sheelagh Wells, and Joe Nazzaro. Formore information please check out http://www.smof.com/redemption/ or E-MailSTEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk

7. August 27-30, 1999 London, England (Galileo Convention IV: Heathrow Park Hotel) Guests already include: Richard Arnold. For more information E-Mailgalileo@mlrichardson.prestel.co.uk or check out web sitehttp://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/mlrichardson/galcon.htm---------------------------------------------------------------

GERMANY

1. June 20 - July 25, 1998 Duesseldorf, Germany (Messegelaende, Star Trek World Tour) William Shatner introduced this event on December 12 together with Herman Zimmerman,designer on all current Star Trek series. The complete set of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is goingto be rebuild in a huge hall, so we fans will be able to (finally) take a walk on the Enterprise-D(including the bridge, transporter room, ten-forward... everything!!!). 180,000 - 250,000 visitors areexpected! (As soon as a contact person is available I will list it here)

2. July 10-12, 1998 Willingen, Germany (Sternhotel, Zha'Dum) Guests Include: Peter Jurasik, Jerry Doyle, Stephen Furst, and Mira Furlan. {Write to FedConGmbH, Schisslerstrasse 4, 86154 Augsburg, Germany or call 0049-821-2190932 for more information.}

3. August 28-30, 1998 Berlin, Germany (Nexus '98', Hotel Estrel) Guests Include: (Babylon 5) Michael O'Hare and Patricia Tallman and John de Lancie. (Formore information check out http://www.snafu.de/~agents or E-Mail agents@berlin.snafu.de)

4. October 9-11, 1998 Hagen, Germany (Encounters '98' -- Stadthalle) Guests Include: Larry and Janet Nemecek. (E-Mail office@factandact.com or check outhttp://www.factandact.com/Starlight/ for more information)

5. January 8-10, 1999 Bremen, Germany (Galileo II) Guests Already Include: James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Gates McFadden, Robert O'Reilly,Richard Arnold and Spock Double. {For more information and updates as they are available check outhttp://www.convention.de/ for more information.}---------------------------------------------------------------

NEW ZEALAND

May 30 - June 1 1998 Wellington, New Zealand (West Plaza Hotel Wellington) Guests Include: Neil Gaiman {For more information write P.O. Box 11559 Manners StWellington New Zealand}+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

All conventions that are listed as being given by Creation Entertainment can be contacted bycalling (818) 409-0960. You can choose what options you want from there. That is the direct lineto all the information that you will need. They also now have a WEB SITE(http://www.creationent.com) Their web site is updated weekly on Monday nights.

For all conventions that are listed as Galactic Entertainment, further information can be found athttp://www.GalacticEntertainment.com/ OR EMAIL GalEnter@aol.com

For all conventions that are listed as Wolfe 359 please check out websitehttp://www.dynamite.co.uk/wolf359/ The Wolfe 359 Web Site is sanctioned by Julia Catalin Brown(Na'Tooth of Babylon 5)

Trek Productions has changed to Slanted Fedora. For their conventions check out web sitehttp://www.sfedora.com You can also send an E-Mail to sfedora2@aol.com

Vulkon Conventions can be found at http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/vulkon.htm Pleasebookmark this NEW site as they have upgraded and the old site is no longer available.

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